Handle



w'. FIRRELsTElN HANDLE.

I Filed March 29, 1928 INVENTOR William finkelsf'ein HT'TORNEY Patented Mar, 19, I I 1,705,858-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. V VWILLIAM r mxnns'rnrmior PHIL AIiJ EIiPHIn, r nivivsrnvaniai i t HANDLE. "I i i Application mania "29'. as; Serial No. 25 33.

My invention relates to new and useful imdle and which shall be; easy to manufacture provements in handles such as are used on and'assemble. v hand-bags, traveling bags, suitcases, valises Another object isto provide a method of and the like and has for its general'object the making'thje said handle. i I

. provision of a handlewith a reinforcing cap Another object is to construct a handle 55 which shall be strong, easy to manufacture having a-cap which cap shall be joined at the and to assemble and also the provision of a same point to both the core of the handle and method of making the same. e rin j oining the bag to the handle.

Handles for valises and the like may be Another, object of my invention isto con considered as being, made up of the following struct a cap, which capshall primarily take on three major parts: the pressure due to the Weight of the bag. i 1. A core of some substance having a high Another object of my invention is to protensile strength, usually a metal wire. This vide a handle having a cap, which cap shall be core usually ends in aloop through which the positively a-nd directly attached to the core of ring which joins the handle to the bag passes. handle a 5 j 2. A filler covering this core, and I Another objectof myinvention is topro- 3. A cover encompassing the assembly of vide a handle having a cap, which handle the core and filler. I 7 shall be directly attachedtothe core of the It has long beenthe practice to provide handle 'without the use of rivets, screws, or 29 handles for valises and the like with caps. auxiliary loops. =70

The caps in such oasesserve either to beautify Another object of my invention isto prothe handle or to keep the leather atthe ends (lu'ce afhandle having a cap; which cap shall of the handle from fraying, or both. I 5 be attached tojthe core ofthe handle in such In the handles of this type now general a manner thattlie placeof attachment of the use, there is no positive connection between cap to the core of the handle also serves as the ,75

the core of the handle and the cap. In such point through whichthe ring joining the cases, where the handle is joined to'thebag handle to the core extends and on which the by means of rings which pass through a loop said ring bears. v

' in the core-or the end of the handle, the pres- Another object is to provide a handle with 30 sure due to the weight of the bag is taken up a cap, the top of which cap shall be so conso by the handle per so. No part of the-pres. structed as to eliminate any sharp'edges at sure is borne by the cap. the point where the top of the cap ends.

Several handles have been designed in These and other objects and. advantages which the cap is joined to the handleat one are attained by means of a combination and point and at another to thering'connecting arrangement of parts to be hereinafter .dethe handle to the bag. These are open to scribed and claimed. ."In order that'the'same many objections, the chief ainong'whichare may be better understood, reference ishad the expense and difficulty of assembly, the to the accompanying drawing forming apart fact that it is difficult to make the cap .fitof the specification. I

tightly, and the further fact that even when I In the drawing;

it has been made-to fit, it-will work loose; Figure 1 is a side view'ott the assen'ibly of t It is one of the objects of this invention to the ferrules and wire, showing the core asproduce a handle having a cap directly atsembled and the first step in the processof" taohed to the core of the handle which asmaking the handle.

45 sembly shall not'only be free from the objec: Figure 2 is a topview of the same. i tions to the handles now in use, but shall "Figurei'lisatopj View showing the assembly f have advantages not possessed by them. of the core,the filler and the leather cover,

Another object is to provide a handle with before the latter is wrap'ped to, cover the a cap, which cap shallbe' attached positively handle. I I I i w and directly. to the metallic core of the han- Figure 4A shows the completedhandle including the caps and attaching ring, parts being broken away to more clearly bring out certain details of construction.

Figure 5 is a top view of the same.

Figure 6 is a side View of another modification.

Figure 7 is a side View of still another modification.

Figure 8 is a top view of the ferrule or nodule.

I Figure 9 is a front view of the same.

Figure 10 is a top view of the cap before its attachment to the handle.

Figure 11 is a front view of the same.

Figure 12 is a section through the handle after the filler is inserted between the strands of the core and illustrates the second step in the method of making the handle.

Figure 13 is a section through the assembly of the core and the filler after the latter had been bent to form two parts and illustrates the third step in the method of making the handle. 1

Figure 14 is a section through the assembly of the core, filler and cover after the latter had been stitched and shows the fourth and fifth steps in the method of making the handle. 1

Figure 15 is a. section through the'completed handle on the line 15-45 of Figure 4: and shows the next step in the method of making the handle.

Figure 16 is a section on line-16-16 of Figure 7 and shows the internal structure of a modification.

Figure 17 is a section on the line 17-17 of Figure 4 and shows the cap and ferrule structure, he manner in which they are assembled and the flange at the top of the cap.

Figure 18 is a section taken on line 18-18 of Figure 7, showing the manner in which the cap is joined to the core in another modification. V

Figure 19 is a section on line 19-19 of Figure 18.

Figure 20 rule and cap.

Figure 21 is a section of Figure 20.

Figure 22 is a section taken on line 22-22 of Figure 20.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, 1 denotes a handle which is made up of metallic core, 2, and an inner covering or filler 3, an outer covering 4 and-caps 5.

The metallic core 2 is composed of metallic wire 6 looped over the outside surface 18 of the annular ferrules or nodules 7 as shown at 8 to form two distinct strands 9. The ferrules 7 are tubular and have flanged edges 10. The flanges may be omitted if desired.

Placed between the strands 9 of the wire 6 is a filler 3 which may be made of cardboard or any other material used as a filler.

shows the assembly of the fortaken on line 21-21 Covering the assembly of thefiller and metallic core is a covering 4, which may be leather, lcatheroid or any other material used as a cover.

The assembly of the metallic core, the filler and the covering will herein be designated as the handle assembly.

Directly attached to the ferrules 7 in a manner hereinafter more specifically set forth and covering the ends 22 of the handle assembly are caps 5.

The caps 5 previous to their attachment to the handle assembly are merely cup shaped pieces of metal or'any other hard substance having an outer shell 12, open at the top 13 as shown in Figures 10 and 11. After being attached to the ferrules 7 the cups 5 have holes 15 therein. Flanges 16 extend'inwardly from the said holes and terminate within'and bear against the inside surface 17 of the annular ferrules 7, thus positively locking the caps 5 to the ferrules 7. The caps 5 are also flanged at the top 13 to form flange 23 which bites into the handle 1, thus causing thecaps to be more firmly attached to the said handle and further eliminating the sharp edges at the point where the cap ends.

The method of assembling the above described handle is as follows The wire 6 is looped around the outside surfaces of 18 of the annular ferrules 7 forming two parallel strands 9, the ends tied as shown at 19, wire being made the length necessary for the handle. (See Figures 1 and 2.) The filler 3 is now placed between the strands 9 and treated and bent to form two parts, 21 and 22, in the manner well known in the art. (See Figures 3, 12, 13 and 14.)

, The filler and metallic core are now covered with the covering 4, the ends 20 of which are sewed together as at 1 1. (See Figure 14.) The ends 20 are tucked between the two parts 21, 21 of the filler 9 and the entire handle assembly treated, shaped and pressed in the manner now well known inv the art, to assume its final shape. (See Figures 1 and 15.) (laps 5. without holes, are now fitted around the ends 22 of the handle assembly. Each end bearing the cap is now successively placed llO in a machine which punches holes 15 in the 7 said caps at a point registering with the hollow interior 24: of the annular ferrules7. The metal which is punched out forms flanges 16 which enter the hollow portion 2 1 of the annular ferrules 7 and, bear a ainst the in- (See Figures 6, l8 and 19.)

the structure of the handle without depart ing from the spirit of my invention, the essence of which consists in providing a handle having; a cap which is positively and directly attached to the metallic core.

For instance, instead of using" a handle having a metallic core of the type shown in Figure 1, a handle 26 having a core of fiat steel wire 27 with looped ends 28 may be used.

covering may be placed on this handle in the manner outlined above or may be Wrapped thereon in the manner well known in the art.

After the handle is assembled the caps 5 are fitted thereon in the manner outlined above. The ends of the assembled handle are successively placed in the proper machine and the holes 24: are punched in the caps 5 simultaneously forming flanges 16 which extend into the inside surface 29 of the looped end 28. The handle is finished by forming the flange 23 in the top of the cap 5' in the same manner as the flange 23 is made. The looped end in this modification has the same function as the annular ferrule 7L Or, the metal core may be a single wire as shown in Figure 6, at the ends of which ferrules or nodules are attached. v

01', variations may be made in the size and the shape of the looped ends which are the equivalent of ferrules 7 or in the shape, struc-' ture or material used for the metallic core, or in the shape, size, structure or material used. for the ferrule per se,-or in the manner of attaching: the ferrule to the metallic core, or in the types'of flange 16, 16 or 23, 23.

It is to be further understood, that the terms used in the claims which are herein attached are to be interpreted in the light of hollow tube like body formed at the terminals the core bya loop turn or twist in the ma terial ofwhich the core is made.

The filler and Bulb is herein used to designate broadly a hollow tube like structure at the core terminals. This may be a ferrule made of a separate piece of material and attached to the core atits terminals or it may be a loop in the core per se.

Flange, or eXcrescence, is herein used to designate a piece of metal attached to another piece and extending from it.

Having described my-invention, what I.

claim 15:

1. A handle for hand-bags, traveling-bags, suitcases, valises' and the like consisting of a core, ferrules attached to the terminals of the said core, a filler covering said core and a cover encompassing the said filler; means for protecting the free ends of the said assembly of the core, filler and covering,

the said means consisting of a j cap covering each of the said ends; and means for positively joining the" said cap to the said core, the said means consisting of the said ferrules and flanges carried by the said caps. the said flanges extending into the said fer rules. V i

2. Ahandle for han d-bags, traveling-bags, suitcases and the like consisting of a core terminating in bulbs, a filler, a cover encompassing the said core and filler, and caps directly attached to the said core and encompassing the assembly of the said core, filler and cover; means for attaching the said caps directly andpositively to the said core, the said means consisting of the said bulbs and flanges carried by the said caps, the said flanges extending into and terminating within the said bulbs; and means for simultane ously attaching the said caps and handle directly to the said hand-bag, suitcase, traveling bag, valiso or the like, the said means consisting of the-said bulb and an opening in each of the said caps, the said opening in each of the said caps registering with the ooenin 4 L '5 in the said bulbs.

3. Ahandle for hand-bags, traveling-bags,

suit-cases, valises and the like consisting of a core terminating: in bulbs and a. body portion covering the said core; means for protecting the free ends of the said assembly of the said core and body portion, the said means consist lnff of a cap covering each of the said ends; and means for positively joining the said cap to thcsaid core, the said means ci'msistine' of each of the said bulbs and flanges carried by the said caps, the said flanges extending'intb and terminating within the said bulbs. 77

In testimony whereof I hereby ailiX my signature.

WILLIAM. FINKELSTEIN. 

